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In an unprecedented win, Mitt Romney took the NH primary by about 40% last night. It was unprecedented in that rarely does a nominee take Iowa and New Hampshire, however, Republican voter turn-out was lower than in 2008. From any objective stand-point the Republicans look screwed (and not in the good way), since most of their conservative base hates Mitt Romney because to them, he is not conservative enough. But to us, he continues to be an epic asshole. He also lies quite a bit.

See here in his NH primary speech where he claims that Obama “apologized for America.” Strangely, I wasn’t able to find a quote of Obama saying this anywhere.

The world Mitt Romney is campaigning in is a fabricated world where he pulls false information to try and make Obama seem like a socialist nightmare that has raised the white flag on every war in the world, forgiven all our student debts and given us all healthcare (I wish!). In Romney’s world, our country was on the right course post-Bush and he wants to take us right back there. But for a guy who doesn’t see what the big deal is about contraception, who lies about his own healthcare proposals of the past and who flip-flops on gay issues–we shouldn’t be shocked. Romney is a far cry from being a moderate Republican–he’s just a strategic flip-flopper with very little political integrity.

So, on to South Carolina where things are going to get a little more difficult for Mitt, as we move to some of the most religiously conservative but also jobless parts of the country.

Last week, the organization Sea Change released “Saying Abortion Aloud,” an extensive report examining how we can better support those who speak out for reproductive justice. We spoke with its creators to learn more about the research and what steps we can start taking today.

While we don’t know how many there will be once all the votes are tallied and the next Congress is sworn in, with Democrat Alma Adams’s victory a special election for representative of North Carolina’s 12th District, there are now 100 women in Congress for the first time ever. (Of course, another way of saying that is that it is 2014 and women make up less than 20 percent of Congress.)

Colorado and North Dakota both rejected personhood initiatives, while Tennessee voters unfortunately narrowly approved an amendment that declares that the state constitution does not guarantee the right to an abortion. (Colorado voters must be tired if having to say–three times now–that they ...

While we don’t know how many there will be once all the votes are tallied and the next Congress is sworn in, with Democrat Alma Adams’s victory a special election for representative of North ...